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The Alhambra

Washington Irving

  • 297 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 1832
  • 459 editions
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1 About this book

The Alhambra: A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards is an 1832 collection of essays, verbal sketches and stories by American author Washington Irving (1783–1859) inspired by, and partly written during, his 1828 visit to the palace/fortress complex known as the Alhambra in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

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  • World history
  • Personal Memoirs
  • Folklore
  • Inglés
  • Legends
  • Social life and customs
  • Tales
  • Travel

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3 About Washington Irving

1783–1859

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

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